"I have the right to speak to this woman, fuck whether she's uncomfortable" is an extreme concept that lends itself towards being utterly dismissive of a woman's right to be left alone

both sides are being extreme though. on one hand there's "women could be murdered by a guy saying hello", on the other there's "how else am I going to get to know someone?"

the middle ground is accepting a woman's cues when she's disinterested and walking it off politely